Mechanical advertising device.



M. TRUETZSCHLER.

MECHANICAL ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov, 11. ms.

1,1 87,1 1 3 .4 Patented June 13, 1916.

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M. TRUETZSCHLER.

MECHANICAL ADVERTISING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV, 11. I915.

Patented June 13, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH C0,, WASHINGTON, D. c.

M. TRUETZSCHLER. I MECHANICAL ADVERTISING DEVICE.

7 APPLICATION man NOV. 11, 1915. 1 1,187,113 Patented June 13; 1916.

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MAX TRUETZSCHLER,'OF BRIDGEPOBT, CONNECTICUT.

MECHANICAL ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'PatentedJune 13, 1916.

Application filed November 17, 1915. Serial No. 61,869;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MAX Tnun'rzsorinnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Bridgeport, county of Fairiield, State ofConnecticut, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements inMechanical Advertising Devices; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Wlll enableothers skilled in the art to which it appen;

tains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inmechanical advertising devices and particularly to such de{ vicesadapted for performing tricks on the magician style.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an efiicient device ormechanism of the above characterfor'operating automativ cally to displayand remove from display, alternately, any desired article such as anadvertisement.

The invention further resides in providing a table, or other support,with an article removably disposed thereon, a figure, such as a man,arran ed by the table, and mechanism for associating the movements ofthe figure with those of the article whereby to resemble a magicianperforming an act. 7

Further, the invention resides in the salient features of constructionand combinations of parts hereinafter described and.

claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein: Y

Figure 1 is a front elevation of theiimproved advertising device withthe front wall removed to show the working mechanism; Fig. 2 shows, inpictures, the sequence of operations in the magical appearance anddisappearance of the article; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3-3of Fig. 1 through the working mechanism; Fig. 4 is a vertical section online 14: of Fig. 1 disclosing the table and mounting for the displayarticle; Fig. 5 is a similar view taken about on line 5-5 of Fig. 1showing the figure and it operating mechanism in elevation; Fig. 6 is arear elevation of the device illustrating the drive for the workingmechanism; Fig. 7 is a transverse section through the table on line 7-7of Fig. 4; and Fig. 8 is a detailed fragmentary section of the mechanismfor actuating an arm of the human figure.

The mechanical advertising device is conveniently housed in a casing 1having a platform 2 designed to represent a stage and also to concealthe operating or working mechanism, the walls 3 of thecasing beingsuitably decorated as the stage background.

On'the stage is a human figure 4, dressed to resemble a magician, atable 5 and a screen 6. 'The table has a central opening 7 and betweenits legs 8 are mirrors 9 'angularly related and intended to reflect thescreen for giving the impression that the observer is looking betweenthe table legs at the back i of the screen.

The display or advertising article is here shown as a bottle 10 securedto a cap plate 11 of a vertically movable rod 12 and adapted to beprojected through the table opening 7, to appear as being seated on thetable, or

withdrawn to be hidden by the mirrors 9'.

In the compartment 13, below the stage,

the operati-ng'mechanism is supported on a base plate 14 upward fromwhich extend standards 15 having bearings 16 for the shaft 17. On onestandard is a fixed bracket 18'to' which is pivoted a follower lever-19carrying a follower roller 20 on one end and having its opposite endguided in a vertical I double cam 24 having oppositely'extending throwportions 25 arranged in alternation, each throw portion including a longrest section 26. Straddling the double cam 2 1 for. cooperationtherewith is the forked end 27 of a lever 28 pivoted between its endsfor oscillatory movement on a standard 29, the opposite end of saidlever carrying a segmental gear 80 for rotating a gear 31 with which itmeshes. This gear 31 is provided with a pair of pins 82 for interlockingin corresponding slots formed in the lower end of a tubular androtatable pedestal or shaft 33. A disk 84:, fixed to the upper end ofshaft 33, has the left foot 35 of the toy figure l secured theretowhereby on rotation of the shaft the figure will turn, the right footbeing free of the platform 2 to movewith the figure. The throw ofth'edouble cam is suflicient to turn the figure approximately onequarter turn, from a full front to a side position and vice versa, asdepicted in Fig. 2.

A stand 36 on the base plate 14 is formed with a bearing shoulder 37which supports the gear 31 and its shaft 33 for rotation. An integralrod 38 extends upwardly from the stand through the gear and shaft andalso the left leg of the toy figure terminating within the hollow bodyof the latter. On this terminal of the rod 38 is fixed an angular arm 39which, when the toy figure is turned, will be engaged by a crank arm 40of a rock shaft 41 journaled in a shoulder bearing 42, said bearinghaving the left arm 43 of the toy figure secured to the outer endthereof. The arms 39 and 40 are so related that the latter will ride upor along the former and, consequently, swing the arm of the toy figurefrom a vertical to substantially a horizontal position. In the hand ofthe swinging arm is carried a placard or shield 44, upon which may bearranged suitable advertising matter, as shown in Fig. 2, the functionof such placard being to hide or conceal the table top from view duringthe projection and withdrawal of the bottle for rendering the operationmagical in appearance.

The cams 23 and 24 are so positioned and related that the figure isturned and the placard elevated to hide the table before the bottle isinitially moved to or from a display position. I I

Assuming the parts to be in the position designated A, Fig. 2, inwhichthe cam 23 is retaining the bottle elevated. Upon rotation of the shaft17, the double cam will oscillate the lever 28 thereby rotating the toyfigure to face the table during which movement the coacting arms 39 and40 will swing the arm and placard or concealing element 44 to theposition shown at B. While the fork 27 is riding on rest portion 26, thefollower 2O rides off cam 23 and,

thus, lowers the bottle behind the mirrors 9. The fork then rides offone cam portion to an opposite throw cam portion, returning the figureand arm, with its placard, to normal position indicated at C. Continuedrotation of the shaft moves the figure to the position at D where thefollower 20 rides onto cam 23 and elevates the bottle after which thefigure is lowered and the appearance will be as indicated at A. i

For rotating the shaft 17, a gear 45 is fixed thereon with which meshesa Worm 46 carried on a transverse shaft 47, the latter being journaledin a bearing 48 of standard 49 and also in the rear wall of thecasing 1. On the projecting end of shaft 47 is fixed a gear 50 having ahandle 51 for manual rotation, as for demonstration purposes, thepreferable drive for exhibition being a motor, not shown, connected witha pulley 52 'fixed on a counter shaft 53. The latter is provided with aworm 54 adapted to mesh with the gear 50. The shaft 53 is swinginglymounted in a bearing 55, and the worm is retained in meshing relationwith the gear by a fixed bearing 56 supporting the shaft 53, said fixedbearing being removable whereby the worm may be swung out of mesh withgear 50 to permit of manual rotation of the latter. The pivotal hearingis supported by a stop 57 when the worm 55 is out of mesh with gear 50.

It is, of course, understood that any desired article may be substitutedfor the bottle 10 and various other changes made without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

lVhat is claimed is:

1. In a mechanical advertising device, a table having a top formed withan opening,

a vertically movable member arranged beneath the table opening, adisplay article operable by the member for movement through the tableopening, and a mirror in closure beneath the table top.

2. In a mechanical advertising device, a casing having a platform, atable supported by its legs on the platform and having an opening in itstop, a vertically movable rod slidable through an opening in theplatform beneath the table opening, a display article carried on theupper end of the rod for movement through the table opening, mirrorsbetween the table legs to hide the rod, a screen partly surrounding thetable to be reflected by the mirrors, and means for operating the rod toproject the display article above the table.

3. In a mechanical advertising device, a casing having a platform, atable. supported by its legs on the platform and having an opening inits top, a vertically movable rod slidable through an opening in theplatform beneath the table opening, a display article carried on theupper end of the rod for movement through the table opening, mir rorsbetween the table legs to hide the rod, a screen partly surrounding thetable to be reflected by the mirrors, a rotary shaft, a cam fixed on thelatter, and a follower lever cooperating with the cam and operativelyconnected to the rod for moving the latter vertically.

4. In a mechanical advertising device, a casing having a platform, atable supported by its legs on the platform and having an opening in itstop, a vertically movable rod slidable through an opening in theplatform beneath the table opening, a display article carried on theupper end of the rod for movement through the table opening, mir rorsbetween the table legs to hide the rod, a screen partly surrounding thetable to be reflected by the mirrors, a rotary shaft, a cam fixed on thelatter, a follower lever cooperating with the cam and operativelyconnected to the rod for moving the latter vertically, and concealingmeans operable by the shaft for movement in advance of the table to hidethe top during movement of the display article through the tableopening.

5. In a mechanical advertising device, a casing having a platform, atable supported by its legs on the platform and having an opening in itstop, a Vertically movable rod slidable through an opening in theplatform beneath the table opening, a display article carried on'theupper end of the rod for movement through the table opening, mirrorsbetween the table legs to hide the rod, a screen partly surrounding thetable to be reflected by the mirrors, a rotary shaft, a cam fixed on thelatter, a follower lever cooperating with the cam and operativelyconnected to the rod for moving the latter vertically, a toy figure onthe platform, and means for turning the figure to and'from a positionfacing the table.

6. In a mechanical advertising device, a casing having a platform, atable supported by its legs on the platform and having an opening in itstop, a vertically movable rod" slidable through an opening in theplatform beneath the table opening, a display article carried on theupper end of the rod for movement through the table opening, mirrorsbetween the table legs to hide the rod, a screen partly surrounding thetable to be reflected by the mirrors, a rotary shaft, a cam fixed on thelatter, a follower lever 00- operating with the cam and operativelyconnected to the rod for moving the latter vertically, a toy figure onthe platform, a concealing element carried by the figure, and means forturning the figure to and from a position facing the table to positionthe concealing element in front of the latter.

7. In a mechanicaladvertising device, a casing having a platform, atable supported by its legs on the platform and having an opening in itstop, a vertically movable rod slidable through an opening in theplatform beneath the table opening, a display article carried on theupper end of the rod for movement through the table opening, mirrorsbetween the table legs to hide the rod, a screen partly surrounding thetable to be refiected by the mirrors, a rotary shaft, a cam fixed on thelatter, a follower lever cooperating with the cam and operativelyconnected to the rod for moving the latter vertically, a toy figure onthe platform, means for turning the figure toward and from the table, anarm carried by the figure for swinging forwardly from the side of thelatter, a placard carried by the arm adapted to be swung with the arm infront of the table, and means for swinging the arm.

8. In a mechanical advertising device, a casing having a platform, atable supported by its legs on the platform and having an opening in itstop, a vertically'movable rod slidable through an opening in theplatform beneath the table opening, a display article carried on theupper end of the rod for move ment through the table opening, mirrorsbetween the table' legs to hide the rod, a screen partly surrounding thetable to be reflected by the mirrors, a rotary shaft, a cam fixed on thelatter, a follower lever cooperating with the cam and operativelyconnected to the rod for moving the latter-vertically, a toy figure onthe platform, means for turnmg the figure toward and from the table, anarm carried by the figure for swinging forwardly from the side of thelatter, a placard carried by the arm adapted to be swung with the arm infront of the table, and means for swinging the arm by and during turningmovement of the figure.

9. In a device of the character described, a table, a display article,means for intermittently moving the article to and from the table, a toyfigure normally facing at an angle from the table and adapted to bemoved to face the table, and means for moving the figure during the restperiods of the article.

10. In a device of the character described, a table, a display article,means for intermittently moving the article to and from the table, arotatable toy figure, a' concealing element adapted for movement infront of the table prior to movement of the display article, and meansfor rotating the concealing element and figure during the rest periodsof the display article.

11. In a device of the character described, a table, a display article,means for intermittently moving the article to and from the table, a toyfigure, a swingingly carried arm on the figure, a shield carried by thearm and adapted to conceal the table during movement of the displayarticle, and means for moving the arm during rest periods of thearticle. a

12. In a device of the character described, a table, a display article,means for intermittently moving the article to and from the table, a toyfigure, a swingingly carried arm on the figure, a shield carried by thearm and.

, having a crank arm within the figure adapted to engage and ride saidmember during movement of the figure.

14:. In a mechanical advertising device, a

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rotatable element, a toy figure carried thereby, a fixed rod extendingwithin the figure and having a fixed arm, a rock shaft journaled in thefigure and having a crank arm adapted to ride on the fixed arm to impartrotary movement to the shaft on movement of figure, and an arm of thefigure carried by the shaft to move therewith.

15. In a mechanical advertising device, a gear, a tubular elementcarried thereby, a toy figure fixed to the element, a rock shaftjournaled in the figure and having a crank arm, an arm of the figurecarried by the shaft for movement therewith, a stand sup porting thegear for movement, and a rod on the stand extending upwardly through thetubular element and figure and provided with a fixed part on which thecrank arm is adapted to ride during movement of the figure to rotate theshaft and swing the arm.

16. In a device of the character described, a support, a table thereon,a reflective surface depending from the table top, a display article,and means operable in rear of the reflective surface for moving thearticle from behind the surface to the table top.

17 In a device of the character described, an angular reflectivesurface, a table having legs between which the surface is disposed, ascreen positioned behind and at the side of the reflective surface to bereflected thereby, an article movable from behind the reflective surfaceto the table, means for intermittently moving the article, and othermeans to conceal the table top only during movements of the article.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for 18. In a mechanicaladvertising device, a display article, a table, means for intermittentlymoving the article to and from the table, a toy figure normally facingaway from the table and adapted to be moved to face the table, aconcealing element adapted to be moved to conceal the article when thefigure is moved to face the table, and means operable for moving thefigure and the concealing element, said last means operating alternatelyrelative to the first means.

19. In a mechanical advertising device, a display article, a table,means for intermittently moving the article to and from the table, a toyfigure normally facing away from the table and adapted to be moved toface the table, a concealing element normally carried at the side ofsaid figure and adapted to be moved to conceal the article when thefigure is moved to face the table, and means operable alternatelyrelative to the first means to move the figure and concealing element.

20. In a mechanical advertising device, a casing having a platform, atable on the platform, a display article mounted for movement to andfrom the table, a toy figure rotatably mounted on the platform, andoperating mechanism beneath the platform for moving the article androtating the figure alternately.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MAX TRUETZSCHLER. lVitnesses F. l/V. SMITH, Jr., M. T. LONGDEN.

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